New think: act CONTENT: Evolution of Medicine

The health market has developed into a major growth industry, but leaves a lot of question unanswered. Is it possible to make medical progress available to everyone? Research continues into new diagnostic methods and therapies at unprecedented speed, but are we giving the same priority to developing healthcare and financing systems? And who will look after patients' interests with medicine becoming more and more complex?

The first "World Health Summit" was held recently at the Charité in Berlin, bringing together physicians, health economists, industry representatives and health policymakers. For four days they discussed these and other issues, gaining a lot of new perspectives in the process.

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants supported the premiere of this new forum by providing assistance on content and structural matters – both in the setting up the program and in preparing the working sessions. That´s why we made up a think:act CONTENT on some of the ideas discussed at the summit.

We are certain that this topic is and will remain very important for all societies around the globe and that Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has a lot of knowledge to help solving the problems. In 2009, our Competence Center Pharma&Healthcare published a joint study with the University of Bayreuth on the future of hospital financing, and worked on a report for the german Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, analyzing the contribution of the health industry to economic growth and employment. In Germany alone for instance, the number of employees in this sector can grow from five to seven million people by 2020 – under the right economic policy conditions.

In short – there is a lot Roland Berger Strategy Consultants can contribute to a discussion, that is vital and important to all of us.